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Quo Vadis: Lygia Bound to the Wild Bull

The arena scene, at full drama.

What

A 1913 American poster for the Cines Quo Vadis, captioned Lygia bound to the wild bull.

Why

The poster sells the film on a single scene from Sienkiewicz's 1896 novel, named in its caption.

Notice

The caption names the scene, a convention of the scene-by-scene sheets of 1913.

“The arena, before the rescue”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 24x36" cleanly.

Size

$29.00

Provenance

Film
Quo Vadis (1913), dir. Enrico Guazzoni
Country / studio
Italy · Cines
Format
One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
Poster published
U.S. theatrical poster, 1913
Source
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs (LCCN 2013648049)
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Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.

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